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Whenever, Wherever is a Alternative rock and Latin pop act. Their sound grew out of Pink Floyd and EMF. Those roots explain a lot about how Whenever, Wherever arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Stupid Love, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Daddy Yankee, Ricky Martin, Wyclef Jean, Jennifer Lopez and Luis Fonsi, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 8 connections around Whenever, Wherever, reaching back through Pink Floyd and forward to Daddy Yankee. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Whenever, Wherever" is a song recorded by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her debut English-language studio album, Laundry Service (2001), her fifth overall. Shakira produced the track and wrote the lyrics to the original Spanish version, titled "Suerte", which Gloria Estefan later adapted to English. The music was co-written by the singer and Tim Mitchell, with additional production also handled by the latter. "Whenever, Wherever" was released as the lead single from Laundry Service, alongside "Suerte", on 27 August 2001, by Epic Records.
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Whenever, Wherever grew out of Pink Floyd and EMF, shares an orbit with Stupid Love, went on to shape Daddy Yankee, Ricky Martin, Wyclef Jean and Jennifer Lopez. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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